Re: [boost] [thread library rework] Ready to start

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-29 19:43:48

Ion Gaztañaga <igaztanaga_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> What do you expect of library vendors that want to sell their
>> implementation? There were fears that certain C++ features would make it
>> less useful for embedded developers (be it memory bloat or what else) so they
>> came up with EC++, which helped them sell to the embedded world.
>> 
>> It was always funny to see pjp and the dinkum folks defending EC++ on
>> comp.languages.c++ :)
>
> I didn't know that EC++ was created without C++ comittee consensus, but 
> I think achieving a well-defined subset of C++ is good for C++. 

Why?

> This involves analizing performance aspects of C++ and can push C++
> forward.

How?

> This happens in C and other languages. 

Example, please?

> Obviously you can argue that this is only to sell libraries, but as
> a embedded developer I don't see any problem in defining a subset
> for embedded systems because C++ is very extense. 

There are good arguments against subsetting; it tends to weaken the
standard.

> Obviously, it would be better to count with C++ comittee.
>
> I didn't want to start a war regarding EC++, so I maybe I should
> start talking about "embedded" instead.

Maybe.

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Dave Abrahams
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